Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

Proud Mom & Dad

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Two very important events will happen in the next few weeks for my wife Kelly and I.  Our oldest daughter (Nycke) will graduate from college with her associates degree, and our youngest (Corey) will graduate high school. Nycke will transfer to a local university to continue her studies, Corey will join his ...

Thankful again

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

On the heels of the tragedy at NIU an explosion at a strip mall in Waukegan (about 30 minutes from the house) blows the roof off of the building and leaves several hurt.  And just like NIU, this has a personal connection.  While we were watching the tv news coverage ...

Unanswered Prayers

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Yet again, tragedy strikes a college campus. Senseless violence on unsuspecting (and undeserving) victims by a coward who chooses a defenseless target. This time it was Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, and it hit close to home in three ways: A colleague received a call from his son while ...

Begin Anew

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

I've been with my new host (mediatemple) for several months now, but haven't been able to sit down and dedicate any time to my site.  Today that changes.  I'll be starting over, no previous posts from the "other" host.  Just fresh content straight from the horse's ... mouth.  Hope you ...